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My Winnipeg: Guide of the Artistic Scene

Sigrid Dahle, Robert Enright, Noam Gonick, Anthony Kiendl, Cathy Mattes and Meeka Walsh

Plug In Editions
248 pp 140 col. ill. 9.5 x 5.5 in softcover 
978-2-849752-29-6
$40.00 Can. $45.00 U.S. (32 €)
November 2011

 
mywinnipeg.gifspacerWhat do Guy Maddin, Marcel Dzama, AA Bronson, and Diana Thorneycroft have in common? They’re all from Winnipeg. Instigated by a French museum and touring France and Canada, this exhibition and accompanying publication set out to show that - far from heading toward globalization - the art world is driven by thriving but little-known centres of creative activity. Artists are inspired by the cities in which they live and the work they produce helps define their region’s identity. This identity is carried in films, music, literature and art, conveying these artists’ vision around the globe. Winnipeg is a prime example of how geographical location can shape artistic production and how that production can explode onto the international scene.

Brimming with information and analysis, this collection of facts and fictions looks at Winnipeg’s art scene from the ground up. Critical writing by French and Canadian authors and illustrated biographies of 71 artists provide an up-close view of an intensely productive artistic community. Publication of an exhibition held at two French museums throughout 2011, La Maison rouge and Musée international des arts modestes, and opening at Plug In ICA in 2012. Published with Editions Fage. In English and French.

 





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